ScienceSingapore has launched the S$60-million National Institute for Marine and Ocean Sciences to strengthen marine conservation and management. National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat said it could support science-based decisions, including on proposals such as the Western Island development.
WorldPresident Trump is set to address the United Nations General Assembly. Paramount can proceed with its $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, while travel disruptions continue after an air traffic control communications failure caused ground stops at some of the Northeast’s busiest airports.
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SocietyChild protection professionals in Singapore can identify high-risk cases and intervene more quickly through SAFER, a new unit that expands access to case information. It brings together the Ministry of Social and Family Development, the Singapore Police Force and the Central Narcotics Bureau, initially focusing on children below seven.
EconomyJonathan Ferro, Lisa Abramowicz and Annmarie Hordern speak with leaders and decision makers from Wall Street, Washington and beyond. The program covers retreating oil prices, a bond rally, AI’s resurgence, yields, economic data and expectations that oil markets may remain elevated through 2027.
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PoliticsDonald Trump and representatives from Denmark and Greenland have signed a security deal, with the event being broadcast live.
CultureMustafa Khaled Alwan has recovered a collection of more than 100 Islamic texts, science books and poems after hiding it behind a wall for 15 years. Under Bashar al-Assad’s rule, possessing the collection could likely have led to prison or worse.
CultureGrandmaster Flash speaks with Nate Burleson about his new book, “Birth of a Culture,” offering an intimate account of his role in the birth of hip-hop and the early resistance he faced over a DJ technique that later became foundational to the genre.
WorldSpeaking at the United Nations General Assembly, President Donald Trump said he faces a major choice over Iran: negotiate a deal to end the war or “annihilate” the Islamic Republic. He added that he believes an agreement will be reached after the midterm election.
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SocietySingapore’s new Online Safety Commission received more than 500 reports in its first two months, with doxxing and online harassment the most common harms. It can direct platforms to block harmful content or restrict accounts, and over 90% of referred reports have been resolved. Among under-18s, the two harms account for about 80% of cases.
SocietyThe new Singapore Cruise Centre at HarbourFront has opened with capacity for up to 18,000 departing passengers a day. Ferry operators and check-in counters are now located on one level, while more parts of the journey are automated. Singapore handled more than two million cruise passenger movements in 2025.
WorldUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres used his final address to the 81st UN General Assembly session to warn that global divisions are widening and urge fundamental reform of international institutions. He highlighted peace, inequality, the climate emergency and artificial intelligence as four major challenges, while condemning the “onslaught” in Gaza, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and what he called a “war on civilians” in Sudan.
CultureThe broadcast reports the death of Cindy Crawford’s 27-year-old son, Presley Gerber; Charles Spencer discusses reactions to his memoir about Princess Diana; and stars of “Charlie’s Angels” look back on the show’s 50th anniversary. It also features Fat Bears Week.
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EconomyA Monetary Authority of Singapore stress test found about one-third of Singapore-listed firms vulnerable to AI-related disruption. The most exposed were highly leveraged and capital-intensive companies and those reliant on working-capital financing. MAS also flagged geopolitical tensions, energy supplies and quantum computing as risks, while saying firms and households retain sufficient buffers.
EconomyBloomberg ETF IQ examines opportunities, risks and current trends in the global exchange-traded funds industry, which represents trillions of dollars. Guests include ETF strategy, business development and sector research executives from RBC Capital Markets, Tidal, Calamos Investments and TMX VettaAFI.
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WorldA social media image viewed thousands of times allegedly shows a scan of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s passport listing Israel as his homeland. The claim is false and has been circulating since 2023.
EconomyGoldman Sachs Chief US Equity Strategist Ben Snider says investors should not be anxious, forecasting double-digit earnings growth for S&P 500 companies beginning next week. He also discusses the AI trade.
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PoliticsFormer White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt discusses her decision to leave her position in the Trump administration during a new episode of “Hang Out with Sean Hannity.”
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ScienceA Guardian investigation has questioned possible conflicts of interest among experts working on the next major assessment by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. It says 20 of the 223 lead authors assessing ways to reduce or remove emissions have strong conflicts of interest, with more than half linked to Saudi institutions, including two Saudi Aramco employees.
WorldSouth Korea says the United States should consider lifting sanctions if North Korea agrees to freeze its nuclear weapons programme. The proposal comes as Pyongyang promotes new hypersonic weapons, while China tightens export controls on two drug-making chemicals ahead of a Xi-Trump summit.
WorldThe foreign aid landscape has changed dramatically since Donald Trump’s administration dissolved USAID, once the world’s largest humanitarian donor. The move has devastated millions of vulnerable people, with severe hunger, shortages of lifesaving medicine and increases in child marriage, kidnapping and child trafficking documented by the Associated Press.
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ScienceEmmanuella Doussis, UNESCO Chair on Climate Diplomacy and a professor of international institutions at the University of Athens, says climate change has created a meta-crisis affecting food security, energy and the economy.
PoliticsFollowing Ursula von der Leyen’s address, MEPs Li Andersson and Lukas Mandl examine and debate the European Commission president’s speech in a special edition of The Ring.
WorldUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for “a world built on interdependence” in his final address to the General Assembly on Tuesday. France 24’s UN correspondent said the message was largely directed at the world’s superpowers.
PoliticsCNN chief political correspondent Dana Bash discusses her new book and weighs in on President Trump’s decision to ban her network from White House access, calling it an “unnecessary milestone.”